Motoring Discussion > A conundrum for the the morning!	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: sherlock47	Replies: 21

New Wed 10 Oct 12 07:54   A conundrum for the the morning! - sherlock47

Found whilst wandering the web, "Early 948 cc powered cars are rare, convertibles and coupes are especially sought after. Current figures have only 202.5 coupes remaining worldwide ." Can anybody, (without resort to Googling!), explain how the 0.5 figure was arrived at? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:05   A conundrum for the the morning! - Zero

One of them is on SORN? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 22:56   A conundrum for the the morning! - zookeeper

>> One of them is on SORN? >> or sawn? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:20   A conundrum for the the morning! - Manatee

One has been converted to a pickup? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:21   A conundrum for the the morning! - Zero

I couldn't help it, I googled it and I now know what car he is talking about, and I can confidently say one of them is half rusted away. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:21   A conundrum for the the morning! - TeeCee

One of the coupes has been chopped into a convertible? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:28   A conundrum for the the morning! - Clk Sec

One is only half built due to CKD shortages. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 08:22   A conundrum for the the morning! - Clk Sec

>>"Early 948 cc powered cars are rare, convertibles and coupes are especially sought after. Wouldn't you know it; I parted with my 948cc Herald coupe for a measly £100! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 11:03   A conundrum for the the morning! - Mike Hannon

The usual rust. (This should have been the first reply, but it vanished). My uncle, a fastidious mechanic, was horrified when his, bought new, failed its first MOT on structural rust. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 11:39   A conundrum for the the morning! - Clk Sec

>> bought new, failed its first MOT on structural rust. A pal of mine had to scrap his immaculate looking Vauxhall Victor in the late 60s when it, too, failed its first MOT test because of rust. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 11:21   A conundrum for the the morning! - Dog

My very first car was a 948er, a sort of Royal-ish blue with a dirt white hood and (wait for it, wait for it) twin SU's. Cost me £30! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 11:25   A conundrum for the the morning! - Clk Sec

Mine had the same twin SU's, but cost me £280. :-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 12:27   A conundrum for the the morning! - Dog

Ah, but, mine was 'fool' of rust and cost me another £30 to have the welding done. Then, whenever I pulled onto a petrol station forecourt, the girl at the counter said "what logs d'you burn mate"? :+) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 11 Oct 12 15:01   A conundrum for the the morning! - WillDeBeest

Then, whenever I pulled onto a petrol station forecourt, the girl at the counter said "what logs d'you burn mate?" And you heard her from outside? };---) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 11 Oct 12 15:21   A conundrum for the the morning! - Dog

The car was a suitable case for that German sounding (my memory is going) piston seal bond stuff (Krause?) When stationary, a plume of blue smoke would surround the front of the car BIG time. A lass in a petrol station did say to me "what logs do you burn mate", but okay, it only happened once. :-)) 8th post down: www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=48518 Last edited by: Dog on Thu 11 Oct 12 at 15:24 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 15:09   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - sherlock47

Having now digested my lunch under glorious blue skies, at a temperature of 28C, i will put those interested out of their state of discontent:) From the Wiki entry at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Herald "The Earls Court motor show of 1959 used a Triumph Herald Coupe, cut in half. This car survives and can be seen at Coventry Transport Museum.This adds the .5 to the total number of known surviving 948cc Triumph Herald Coupes" However having looked at www.stag.org.uk/UserFiles/images/Notts%20Derby/Images%202009/Images%20Aug%202009/Half%20Herald.JPG I think a figure of 0.8 would be more appropriate. They have not sectioned the engine or transmission, and left on the nearside wheels and suspension! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 15:42   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - Tigger

The Coventry Transport Musuem is well worth a couple of hours if you're ever in or near the city. www.transport-museum.com/ No entry charge Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 16:01   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - devonite

Ha! - that 0.5 figure is wrong! - Cos I knows where there is the back-end of a Triumph Herald! - It`s in a shed, was going to have been converted into a matching Trailer. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 16:31   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - sherlock47

>> Ha! - that 0.5 figure is wrong! - Cos I knows where there is the >> back-end of a Triumph Herald! - It`s in a shed, was going to have been >> converted into a matching Trailer. >> Ah but was it a Coupe? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 16:44   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - devonite

Must have been cos it`s no roof on! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 16:52   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - sherlock47

>> Must have been cos it`s no roof on! >> No, that was a convertible ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 10 Oct 12 20:14   A conundrum for the the morning! ANSWER - Cliff Pope

Lots of the cars included in the statistics of total numbers must in fact be fractions. I have had SORNed cars that didn't even exist, having been dismantled and lots of the bits used in others. On the other hand until a few months ago I had a spare Triumph 2000 that officially didn't exist because I had already notified it as scrapped, but hadn't yet dismantled. Also any car taken off the road before the SORN system came in is officially extinct, but could be revived at any moment if its registration details can be proved. But I like the example of the Herald that has spent virtually all its life as a fraction. Reply to this message | Report message